Options in technology investment games: The real world TFT-LCD industry case

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1241-1253

  Wu, Liang Chuan ^a   Li, Shu Hsing ^b   Ong, Chorng Shyong ^b   Pan, Chungteh ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Game theory; Investment analysis; Real options; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; INVESTMENT ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT STRATEGY; KEY FACTORS; MANAGERIAL FLEXIBILITY; NET PRESENT VALUE; REAL OPTIONS; TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS; TFT-LCD INDUSTRY; TFT-LCDS;

GAME THEORY; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

THIN FILM TRANSISTORS;

DECISION MAKING; GAME THEORY; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; MACROECONOMICS; MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84863794414     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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